Despite national recommendations for vaccination, rates can be lower than practitioners hope. For example, flu vaccines are so ubiquitously offered in the fall and winter one may assume that a population is adequately protected, but most practices don’t actively track or work to increase immunization rates. The 4 Pillars™ Practice Transformation (4 Pillars™) Program compiles evidence-based steps for increasing immunizations using an online implementation-tracking dashboard. The program provides an easy guide for outpatient clinics to estimate current vaccination rates and then boost those numbers. Not only does widespread vaccination keeps people healthy, it also protects vulnerable or immunocompromised individuals via herd immunity and eliminates the cost associated with treating preventable illnesses.
Description
The 4 Pillars™ Program is an online compilation of evidence-based best practices and step-by-step guides for increasing immunizations in outpatient practice settings. The program is founded on four key domains or pillars: convenience, communication, facilitation, and motivation. Clinicians receive guidance for implementing the strategies, and the online practice transformation dashboard showed the practices’ progress through the change process. The 4 Pillars™ Program has been used in 3 large scale clinical trials, where it has minimized missed opportunities for immunization and increased vaccination rates. When a vaccine for COVID-19 is developed, large-scale, rapid, and efficient vaccination will be key to making sure communities are safe and secure in their return to pre-pandemic activities.
Applications
· Tracking and increasing immunization rates in outpatient clinics
· General quality improvement platform for implementing and tracking evidence-based practices in the clinic
Advantages
· Ready-to-implement format crafted by academic experts
· Cost-effective
· User-friendly
· Increases vaccination rates
Invention Readiness
Currently pilot-testing in a health system with more than 110 primary care practices; next major release is funded and planning is underway.
IP Status
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